Lori Chavez-DeRemer

Participants were asked to pay $500 per person for breakfast, and $2,000 per person for a private reception, photo opportunity and breakfast.

President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the 2024 election is reverberating across the nation and the Pacific Northwest’s political world.

U. S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer represents Oregon's 5th District. She speaks with Oregon Grapevine host, Barbara Dellenback, about working across party lines, solving constituents' problems, and her life in public service.

U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, joined with two other vulnerable Republicans to introduce a resolution saying Congress supports in vitro fertilization, though their proposal wouldn’t actually do anything to protect access to the fertility treatment.

U.S. Rep. Chavez-DeRemer voted against Rep. Jim Jordan in his effort to become speaker of the House. Cliff Bentz, the state’s other Republican in Congress, voted for Jordan.

For many Oregon Republicans, this campaign cycle felt like a turning point. Republicans had viable, well funded candidates. And they were competitive in races that were normally dominated by Democrats.

The campaign is taking place in a freshly redrawn district, which stretches from Clackamas County all the way to Bend and Albany, covering many conservative and liberal strongholds in Oregon.